Jakarta, Oct. 22 -- The Home Affairs Ministry and the Environment Ministry have joined forces to promote environmental cleanliness through 2029 under the Clean Indonesia National Movement, or GNIB.

Amran, the Home Affairs Ministry's director of Urban Areas and Border Regions, said the initiative is not a ceremonial program but a concrete step toward building collective responsibility for clean and healthy living at home, school, work, and in public spaces.

"This initiative aims to instill and strengthen clean and healthy habits in people's everyday lives," Amran said Wednesday in a statement.

The government expects the GNIB to help reach its target of providing universal access to household waste collection and properly handling 90 per...